Development of lung cancer mortality in European Union from 1980 to 2006

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Development of lung cancer mortality in the European Union from 1980 to 2006 Abstract This master thesis is devoted to study development of lung cancer mortality in the European Union from 1980 to 2006. Through the past two decades cancer was significantly increasing cause of mortality and major public health problem in Europe. Lung cancer remains the most frequent cause of deaths among other form of malignant neoplasms. Mortality development from lung cancer and other malignant neoplasms significantly differentiated between Western and former communist countries of Europe. Over the last two decades lung cancer mortality substantially reduced among males, while in females it was rapidly increasing. Elderly people over age 65 are the most numerous populations suffering from lung cancer. Everyone knows that tobacco smoking is major risk factor which contributes to lung cancer, but nevertheless, people continue to smoke. Despite the measures taken against tobacco, smoking prevalence remains high in the various countries of the European Union.

CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE Faculty of Science Department of Demography and Geodemography MASTER THESIS Prague 2011 Maxat Kulzhanbekov CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE Faculty of Science Department of Demography and Geodemography DEVELOPMENT OF LUNG CANCER MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION FROM 1980 to 2006 Master Thesis Maxat Kulzhanbekov Prague 2011 Thesis Supervisor: RNDr. Boris Burcin, PhD. I declare that this thesis is my own work under the supervision of RNDr. Boris Burcin, PhD. Where other sources of information have been used, they have been acknowledged. I agree that if any results gained while working on this thesis will be used outside the Charles University in Prague, written permission of the University will be necessary. I agree to lend this thesis for study reasons and agree that the thesis will be added to the borrower's database. In Prague Maxat Kulzhanbekov Acknowledgements This diploma thesis would not have been possible without help of many people within the Department of Demography and Geodemography of the Charles University in Prague. First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to RNRr. Boris Burcin for his agreement on being my supervisor. His helpful and critical comments of the thesis helped to find my way. I greatly appreciated your invaluable tutorials and patience. Many...